As coach of the powerhouse Jenks (OK) High School Trojans, Allan Trimble has amassed an amazing number of victories, state championship titles, and national rankings. And he’s done it with a carefully planned and executed game plan that promotes the positive development of athletes and teams.

Trimble shares the specifics of his system in Coaching Football Successfully. This meaty coaching manual covers it all: sideline communication, teaching fundamentals, practice drills, scouting and game planning, and postgame analysis and adjustments. Whatever your offensive and defensive schemes may be, you’ll find the concepts applicable to your own program.

Loaded with detailed diagrams of plays and advice for handling off-the-field challenges, this book is of great benefit to both head coaches and assistants. Coaching Football Successfully is more than a worthwhile addition to your library; it’s a proven game plan to building a championship-caliber football team.

Contents

Part I Foundation
Chapter 1. Developing a Coaching Philosophy
Chapter 2. Communicating and Motivating
Chapter 3. Building and Maintaining a Program

Part II Organization
Chapter 4. Preparing for the Season
Chapter 5. Working Together As a Staff
Chapter 6. Planning and Conducting Practices

Part IV Performance
Chapter 14. Preparing for Games
Chapter 15. Handling Game Situations
Chapter 16. Evaluating Players and the Program

Allan Trimble has been the head coach of the Jenks High School football team in Oklahoma since 1996, boasting a 111-9 record and six consecutive Class 6A state championship titles, which is a class record. Over the course of nine seasons, his teams have amassed a total of seven state championships with a 32-2 career playoff record. Trimble's teams have also set records for overall winning streaks (38) and consecutive playoff victories (25).

Throughout his 15-year coaching career, Trimble has produced more than 25 Division I football players and has been recognized with Coach of the Year honors from Sporting News and American Football Monthly as well as USA Today's Most Caring Coach award. In 2001 he was named Russell Athletic National Coach of the Year. Trimble is a member of the American Football Coaches Association, Oklahoma Coaches Association, and Oklahoma Football Coaches Association.

In his spare time, Trimble enjoys fishing and spending time with his daughters and wife, Courtney. The Trimbles reside in Jenks, Oklahoma.

Coach Trimble has proven over and over again that he knows what it takes to put together a championship-level team. Now he presents all of the ingredients in that proven recipe for success. Larry Coker, University of Miami

Coaching Football Successfully is a winning blueprint for football coaches at all levels of competition. Allan Trimble, one of America's most successful high school coaches, shares the organizational skills and strategic game plan for excellence season after season. Sonny Lubick, Colorado State University